Gate 16“The Gate of Skills”
Talented enthusiasm that masters through skill
Summary
Gate 16 is in the Throat Center and carries the energy of skills, talent, and enthusiasm. It learns through repetition, experimentation, and hands-on practice until what was awkward becomes competent and sharable.
In alignment, this gate becomes a natural teacher or demonstrator, showing others what works. In distortion, it can dabble without depth, perform too soon, or lose confidence when mastery takes time. The medicine is commitment to practice: skill grows through repetition, and enthusiasm stays steady when progress is real.